Misty Fields

Makes me wonder if we can find a way to help slow the progress of neurodegenerative disease through epigenetic modifications.

Red dirt swallows the tires of an old rusty tractor. Bridger, Montana. ©Misty Fields, all rights reserved.

Somebody had a moment when they realized that this thing wasn't going any further.

Taken in Bridger, Montana - where everything seems horizontal.

#BlueskyArtShow #Horizontal #Photography #AmericanWest

Photo: Tractor down.

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For some fun on #PiDay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HRk...

Today we remember a brilliant life.

Do you remember his first wife? During Einstein's marriage to Mileva Marić, he wrote 4 papers, including one on special relativity, altering understanding of physics.

The question remains: How was Mileva involved?
#PiDay

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Love the color. Happy vibes that remind me of pulling into almost any dock in the Caribbean. Nice!

A hallway arch lit by bright sunlight. In one window, the sunlight casts a shadow from the old prison rails. Hermosillo, Sonora, México. ©Misty Fields, all rights reserved.

Taken when I worked in Hermosillo at INAH's Regional Museum.

An old prison building, from 1908, with a dark history. The labs had rusty iron doors that creaked loudly.

The night watchman would call, "Hay fantasmas?!” 

Maybe... you can still see shadows cast by the prison rails.

#Photography

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That’s the end of the day. Two reasons they were hung out in the open air. One reason you csn probably guess. The other is the coyote that would come in camp and sniff around our shoes.

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'More advanced' farming women married hunter-gatherer men in Europe thousands of years ago, ancient DNA reveals Two researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's Bronze Age.

Women were the earliest to work with plants, from gathering to domestication, they were likely the first farmers. So marrying H-G men made a lot of sense.

#ResearchMatters #Archaeology #Anthropology #BiologicalAnthropology

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Thank you for the reposts and the likes. I appreciate it!

Photo by Misty Fields. A view from Zion National Park - with grand views and a stunning color palette of earthy browns, reds, and greens under a vivid blue sky.

It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. ~ Diane Ackerman

Clouds and shadows move to reveal a whole new panorama. 

Life's like that. We think we’ve seen it all - then the light shifts.

#Photography #AmericanWest #MountainMonday

I would say I wrote this book to explore my own personal losses and, as an anthropologist, I wanted to better understand how loss affects us as human beings. Thank you for asking, Gideon.

Books – Misty Fields – Medium Read writing from Misty Fields on Medium. Biological Anthropologist. Desert dweller. Author of "Grief in the Human Experience" A book exploring what life, love, and loss mean for us as human beings.

Happy to update this initial post: The book is done and published. "Grief in the Human Experience: How Loss Shapes Us" is available on Amazon and Lulu. Coming soon to Barnes & Noble and other booksellers.

To learn more, visit my Medium authors page: medium.com/@MistyFields...

#Writing #Nonfiction

Gratitude for simple things that center me in the moments of my life. Fresh air in the morning, working with friends, relief in a hot spring, and a good night’s sleep.

Best of all - the memories I get to keep.

#Photography #AmericanWest

Photos: From 2010. New Mexico near Gila National Forest.

My husband taking a pic of red poppies in the morning light. East Glacier Park Village, located on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana.

Disabused of our illusions by much travel and travail, we awaken one day to find that the sacred center is here and now — in every moment of the journey, everywhere in the world around us, and deep within our own hearts. ~ Parker Palmer

#Photography #AmericanWest
Photo: Hubby & happiness. Montana

Grief in the Human Experience: How Loss Shapes Us Amazon.com: Grief in the Human Experience: How Loss Shapes Us eBook : Fields, Misty: Kindle Store

I'm happy to continue to offer the ebook free with Kindle Unlimited membership.

"Grief in the Human Experience" is a deeply grounded perspective on the human condition.

#Grief #LifeAfterLoss #TheBiologyofGrief #BooksAboutGrief #GriefInTheHumanExperience

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It was amazing in the cool and the quiet mountain air.

That summer working in Mimbres, there was a heat wave. So getting into the mountains after 8 weeks in the heat and dust was heaven. We were just SE of a little mountain town called Alpine.

The White Mountains have meadows that'll steal your heart. My favorite spot is up in Hannagan Meadow.

Cool and quiet hike on Fish Creek Trail, White Mountains, Arizona. Photo by David Becker

Having finished summer field work in Mimbres, New Mexico, we traveled into the White Mountains of Arizona, where we liked to go every summer. Here, a cool and quiet hike along Fish Creek Trail.

#ForestFriday #photography #AmericanWest #AnthropologyAlwaysOnMyMind

Photo by my husband, David Becker

Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite

Interesting read. Perhaps mate choice and viability drove the sex-bias. Results also show that male offspring (Neanderthal father/AMH mother) were less fertile or viable, while females were more likely to survive and reproduce.

#BiologicalAnthropology #Research

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Their Malthusian principles have always been core to their ideas and values behind social engineering and top-down rationale.

Grief in the Human Experience: How Loss Shapes Us Amazon.com: Grief in the Human Experience: How Loss Shapes Us eBook : Fields, Misty: Kindle Store

Here is the link to get the Kindle ebook free for a limited time with a KU membership.

www.amazon.com/Grief-Human-...

Picture of the book "Grief in the HumanExperience: How Loss Shapes Us" by Misty Fields

I'm happy to be sharing a link on Amazon where you can get my Kindle ebook for free!

See link in the comments!

#GriefInTheHumanExperience provides a deeply grounded perspective on loss, the enduring nature of love, and the healing transformation of grief.

#GriefHealing #GriefAwareness #Writing

That must have been quite a trip. Though I think he may have needed an off road gazetteer...

Something about those early mornings. I guess it's the anticipation of what the day will bring. Have a good one.

“This is about water, the world's most critical natural resource. And it must be protected, not only for today, but for future generations,” said Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota. “In my opinion, some places are just too precious to mine.”

The Geometry of Rightness: Beauty as a Force in Machines and in Nature The eye of the beholder is powerful

Natural and engineering evolution, as sources of beauty.
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #evolution #beauty #ornithology
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White horse looking into the camera backlit by the morning sun. Photo of Paco, my friend, mentor, and muse ©David Becker, all rights reserved.

Heart-centered breathing is a tool to #reset our adaptive response to stress - as a shift to support optimal #wellness.

Take a few moments for a heart-centered reset:
Breathe in love and become still in your heart.
Breathe out and radiate that love into your body.

Photo: My friend Paco